7 New Year’s Resolutions for Principals
New Year’s resolutions don’t have to be about joining a gym or eating healthier. Try out these 7 strategies to help you build better relationships with your students in 2019…. Read More
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Federal Commission on School Safety Report Released Today
This morning, the Federal Commission on School Safety released its final report for improving school safety. The commission was launched by the Trump administration shortly after the Parkland, Fla. school… Read More
PA School Districts try Sharing Resources to Offer Students More Opportunities
In an era when education funding is limited and the gap between well-resourced districts and their less fortunate neighbors widens, sharing emerges as one of the few options for opening… Read More
Revised Special Education Forms
The purpose of this PENN*LINK is to inform local educational agencies (LEAs) that certain special education forms on the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) website have been revised…. Read More
Doing schoolwork at home on snow days could become more mainstream in PA
A three-year pilot program testing Flexible Instructional Days at 12 Pennsylvania school districts expired at the end of the 2017-18 school year. But that does not mean an end to… Read More
What makes a school safe?
Over 14 million students attend public schools that have at least one police officer, but no counselor, psychologist, or nurse. Full Story
PA’s lack of rural broadband may be underestimated
A Penn State study of broadband access across the state, due out in January, will likely demonstrate that federal data about availability of high-speed internet is misleading, the director of… Read More
Pennsylvania’s new list of struggling schools looks beyond usual suspects
Pennsylvania released a list of 289 struggling schools Thursday that will have to develop “improvement plans” with the direction of state advisors. WHYY, Dec. 13, 2018 Full story
Opioid education a priority for Pennsylvania Department of Education
Executive Deputy Secretary David Volkman from the Pennsylvania Department of Education sat in on a roundtable discussion at Chambersburg Middle School South. According to Volkman, there is a requirement in which… Read More
Study says 2018 worst year for gun incidents in schools nationwide
The past year has seen 93 gun-related incidents in K-12 schools across the United States, the highest number since recording began in 1970 and more than double the number of… Read More